Opera Posters

[Tubainsauga]

The walls of my apartment are looking rather bare and I'm trying to find some interesting things to put on them. I'm a big fan of the music of John Adams and was wondering if anyone knew where I could get any old (or new) posters from some of his Operas. I figured the Metropolitan Opera store would have some but it doesn't seem to be online (they're performing Dr. Atomic this season). Anyone have any ideas?

[Thomas Maurice Booth]

One cool thing I have done to decorate in my studio is hang cool (and colorful) records on the walls. If you go to any crafty type store you can pick up a frame for only $5-10, and you can find a lot of cool albums on Ebay, if you don't have some already.

I have a really cool Shostakovich 1 & 9 record, a Wagner record, Symphonie fantastique, Tubby the Tuba, Prokofiev Love of Three Oranges, and a few more I switch through every now and then.

Very easy and economical way to decorate.

TMB

[THE TUBA]

If you can't find any real posters, you could check the press release pages of opera companies to see if they have any high-definition pictures that you can download and get printed in poster form at a professional Print Shop.

[TMurphy]

One cool thing I have done to decorate in my studio is hang cool (and colorful) records on the walls. If you go to any crafty type store you can pick up a frame for only $5-10, and you can find a lot of cool albums on Ebay, if you don't have some already.

I have a really cool Shostakovich 1 & 9 record, a Wagner record, Symphonie fantastique, Tubby the Tuba, Prokofiev Love of Three Oranges, and a few more I switch through every now and then.

Very easy and economical way to decorate.

TMB

Along the same lines, I saw a booth set up at a local music festival where they were selling framed album covers converted into clocks. I bought one as a Christmas gift for my brother...they're pretty sharp looking. They also make clocks out of 45rpm singles

http://www.clockaroundtherock.com/

[SRanney]

I'm a big fan of the music of John Adams...

Hijack:

There was an interesting personal history written by John Adams in a recent issue of the New Yorker. The piece doesn't appear online, so you'll likely have to find a copy at your local library, but worth the read if you like Adams. Below is a link to the abstract for the piece.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008 ... fact_adams" target="_blank" target="_blank

Steve